Senator calls on Maduro regime to cease the violence and allow aid into the country

Sanders came under fire yesterday after he refused to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s legitimate leader.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has finally admitted that 'socialist' Venezuela is going through a “serious humanitarian crisis” before calling on the Maduro regime to cease the violence and allow aid to come into the country.

Yesterday, the socialist also called for new elections in Venezuela, enraging lawmakers who are pushing for regime change in the country

Sander's did, however, appear to back down and take a more critical stance against Maduro on Saturday, admitting the country was enduring a “serious humanitarian crisis.”

“The people of Venezuela are enduring a serious humanitarian crisis,” Sanders wrote on Twitter.

“The Maduro government must put the needs of its people first, allow humanitarian aid into the country, and refrain from violence against protesters.”

The 78-year-old socialist told Mexican journalist Jorge Ramos that he believed there should be new elections in Venezuela, saying he disagreed with Donald Trump's efforts to oust the Maduro and launch a development toward democracy:

I think clearly he has been very, very abusive. That is a decision of the Venezuelan people, so I think, Jorge, there’s got to be a free and fair election. But what must not happen is that the United States must not use military force and intervene again as it has done in the past in Latin America, as you recall, whether it was Chile or Brazil or the Dominican Republic or Guatemala.

The people of Venezuela are enduring a serious humanitarian crisis. The Maduro government must put the needs of its people first, allow humanitarian aid into the country, and refrain from violence against protesters.